Yeah race fans, The powers that be had to throw out the red flag on the message board and clean up the mess behind the scenes. The Rules Cabal knows to expect the unexpected, and has a plan for such an event.

We are all gonna treat the Dover race like a rainout and assign drivers from the point standings and starting lineup. This may seem more fair or unfair to those involved in the contest. FWIW, BTW, IMHO, it is what it is, to whom it may concern, sometimes these things just happen.

So please enjoy this weeks race and the All-Star race thread will be up today for a week long of shenanigans, skullduggery, and nincompoopery to be on full display since 125 points(WINNER TAKE ALL!!) will be on the line at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Good times and bring on the party liquor!!!!!!!!
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Everybody pick a driver each week. Nobody picks the same driver, picking is first come first served. The thread will be posted weekly. By rule, I get to pick Kasey Kahne each week if I am so compelled. Tally up the points of the driver yous pick each week and reset the field after the Richmond race. This will be a 26 week play-in to the Chase For The Cup.
This means there will only be 40 spots available in this contest. SO SIGN UP EARLY AND OFTEN(you mults yous).

Then, starting with the first Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, the Top 12 posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the SPRINT CUP standings. They keep this driver for the duration of the Chase. The chosen 12 will also get to pick a driver out of the Chase to make things more interesting. And rack up the points for the championship.

Confused? Good. Reward? Yes. A prize of undetermined greatness will be given out after the season.

1. If you pick someone and one of the players ahead of you in the standings want that driver, you have to pick another driver. This will go on for the rest of the season, just like NASCAR. If you don't pick another driver by the drop of the green flag you will be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying. A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.

*Dealbreaker award
This rule has been added to let someone who picks a race winner to be given a Dealbreaker award. It would let the poster either pick bump anyone(except the leader) ahead of them in the standings or take somebodys second pick. It can be saved and used at anytime during the regular season, even right before the drop of the green flag. The Dealbreaker award is a regular season gimmick and none will be given during the playoff season. The awards can transfer to the playoffs, but all deals must be complete by the last regular season race Week 26 at Richmond.

Any players who get their pick bumped or somebody goes and uses the Dealbreaker on them, they will be PM'ed in a timely manner as possible. Dealbreaker awards are able to be bought, sold, or bartered. Players don't have to use them every week or ever use them at all and sell them to players that would really need it late in the regular season. The Dealbreaker may be dealt for straight cash homie, or you can trade some of your points, or work out something to job a player ahead of you in the standings.

Shenanigans are endorsed and encouraged by the Rules Cabal. All trades, deals, and any other kind of brilliant schemes must be presented in the weekly thread and approved by the Rules Cabal for them to be used that week. The value of the Dealbreaker award has yet to been set. I'll leave that up to those involved in the dealings. And let anyone say a single cross word about the Rules Cabal decisions and watch what happens.

If you pick someone and one of the above mentioned posters want that driver, you have to pick another driver. If you don't pick another driver by the drop of the green flag you will be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying.

PLEASE NOTE:
A Dealbreaker Pick may be taken from you by someone else also using a Dealbreaker. This is called "nuclear option"
driver picking. Yes, this is unfair and everyone may use up their Dealbreakers going after the same driver, in the same week.

2. *** A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. ***
3. Up to 40 people will be eligible for the contest during the first 26 races of the season. Once the Chase To The Cup starts, only the top 12 will advance to the playoffs.
4. You can sign up and never make a pick, you'll be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying that week.
5. Failure to abide by these rules will be dealt with the most harsh and unfair of judgements by the NASCAR Pick 'em rules cabal, err, committee.

Overall Standings
After Week 11

Total pts._________________ Driver
375 newper***____________ Kevin Harvick
357 Urlacher's missing neck*_ Dale Earnhardt Jr
349 Secret Squirrel**_______ Kyle Busch
349 doug-ep**____________ Carl Edwards
335 Terry's Peeps__________ Ricky Stenhouse Jr
324 Gloopan Kuratz_________ Denny Hamlin
321 RFDC*________________ Martin Truex Jr
320 chaspopcapp*_________ Ryan Newman
315 pittmike______________ Kurt Busch
314 Apologist_____________ Matt Kenseth
312 Hussra_______________ Kasey Kahne
309 Peoria Matt___________ Austin Dillon
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289 Furious Styles__________ Chase Elliott
269 sjboyd0137___________ Brad Keselowski
254 Hatchetman__________ Aric Almirola
247 Hank Scorpio__________ Greg Biffle
231 donspiracy____________ Brian Scott
212 K Effective____________ Ryan Blaney
211 Free Ajent____________ Paul Menard
183 nwfisch_______________ AJ Allmendinger
179 jimmypasta___________ Jimmie Johnson
*Dealbreaker Award______***Picks based on standings and starting lineup***

Starting Lineup
Dover AAA 400

Row 1: 1 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevrolet Charter Team - 165.145
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Chevrolet Charter Team - 164.707
Row 2: 3 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota Charter Team - 164.489
4 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota Charter Team - 164.144
Row 3: 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr SunnyD Ford Charter Team - 163.815
6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota Charter Team - 163.741
Row 4: 7 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Toyota Charter Team - 163.681
8 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet Charter Team - 163.666
Row 5: 9 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet Charter Team - 163.607
10 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota Charter Team - 163.451
Row 6: 11 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet Charter Team - 163.406
12 3 Austin Dillon AAA Chevrolet Charter Team - 163.021
Row 7: 13 24 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Charter Team - 162.925
14 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford Charter Team - 162.881
Row 8: 15 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford Charter Team - 162.462
16 16 Greg Biffle Kleen Performance Ford Charter Team - 162.316
Row 9: 17 44 Brian Scott # ACME/Shore Lodge Ford Charter Team - 162.286
18 21 * Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford Open Team - 162.228
Row 10: 19 27 Paul Menard Schrock/Menards Chevrolet Charter Team - 162.199
20 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush's Beans Chevrolet Charter Team - 161.645
Row 11: 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet Charter Team - 161.609
22 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford Charter Team - 161.478
Row 12: 23 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet Charter Team - 161.413
24 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet Charter Team - 161.276
Row 13: 25 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford Charter Team - 161.182
26 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet Charter Team - 161.009
Row 14: 27 23 David Ragan Dr Pepper Toyota Charter Team - 160.271
28 95 Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors Chevrolet Charter Team - 160.157
Row 15: 29 83 Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors Toyota Charter Team - 159.794
30 34 Chris Buescher # Dockside Logistics Ford Charter Team - 159.759
Row 16: 31 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery/Autism Delaware Chevrolet Charter Team - 159.398
32 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Chevrolet Charter Team - 159.341
Row 17: 33 7 Regan Smith APC Chevrolet Charter Team - 159.222
34 14 Tony Stewart Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Charter Team - 158.388
Row 18: 35 38 Landon Cassill MDS Transport Ford Charter Team - 157.992
36 98 * Cole Whitt Vydox Plus Chevrolet Open Team - 154.110
Row 19: 37 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet Charter Team - 153.767
38 55 * Reed Sorenson World Record Striper Company Chevrolet Open Team - 153.146
Row 20: 39 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt # CorvetteParts.net Ford Charter Team - 152.879
40 30 * Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet Open Team - 151.471

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Engines have been fired and parade laps underway.

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Lights off the pace car.

Competition caution at Lap 40.

Green flag!!!!!!!!

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Ok so this doesn't count?

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No. This counts. Nobody is picking their driver. Think like the picking window got rained out.

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Lap 15 of 400.

Kevin Harvick with 2+ seconds on Carl. There will be cars lapped before the Lap 40 caution.

Wowza.

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Lap 25 of 400.

Danica almost wrecked leader Harvick, as he passed her to put her a lap down.

He is low flying!!

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Dealbreaker on Harvick! Well, that would have been my pick.

So until the standings are updated we dont know who our driver is today?

Lap 30 of 400.

Havick with 4 seconds on Carl.

Less than 30 cars still on the lead lap.

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I'm working on it dickbag!!!!!!!!

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Thanks penisbreath!!!!!!!

Lap 40 of 400.

Harvick has a 6+ seconds lead on Carl!

Throw that caution flag already!!!!!!

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Carl beats Harvick in the race off of pit road.

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Back to green and Harvick back to the lead!!!

31 lead lap cars.

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Here's who everybody has this week, feel free to bitch and moan and complain accordingly.

Overall Standings
After Week 11

Total pts._________________ Driver
375 newper***____________ Kevin Harvick
357 Urlacher's missing neck*_ Dale Earnhardt Jr
349 Secret Squirrel**_______ Kyle Busch
349 doug-ep**____________ Carl Edwards
335 Terry's Peeps__________ Ricky Stenhouse Jr
324 Gloopan Kuratz_________ Denny Hamlin
321 RFDC*________________ Martin Truex Jr
320 chaspopcapp*_________ Ryan Newman
315 pittmike______________ Kurt Busch
314 Apologist_____________ Matt Kenseth
312 Hussra_______________ Kasey Kahne
309 Peoria Matt___________ Austin Dillon
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289 Furious Styles__________ Chase Elliott
269 sjboyd0137___________ Brad Keselowski
254 Hatchetman__________ Aric Almirola
247 Hank Scorpio__________ Greg Biffle
231 donspiracy____________ Brian Scott
212 K Effective____________ Ryan Blaney
211 Free Ajent____________ Paul Menard
183 nwfisch_______________ AJ Allmendinger
179 jimmypasta___________ Jimmie Johnson
*Dealbreaker Award______

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Lap 55 of 400.

Harvick with 1.5 seconds on Carl. Kenseth, Hamlin, and Kurt Busch Top 5.

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Lap 70 of 400.

Harvick, Carl, Kenseth, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin Top 5.

Top 15 within 10 seconds of the leader.

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Lap 120 of 400.

Hamlin to pit road under green.

Matt Dibennedetto into the wal!!!!!!

CAUTION!

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Carl, Kenseth, then Harvick 3rd off of pit road. SMH.

The only thing stopping Harvick today is his pit crew!!!!!

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Back to green at Lap 125.

Carl, Kenseth, Harvick, Kese, and Kurt Busch Top 5.

24 lead lap cars.

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Stewart and Almirola make contact for 20th.

Almirola to the pits under green.

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Caution!!!

Regan Smith into the wall and goes for the spin.

OUch!!

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Everybody takes twooooooooooooo tires at Lap 145 under caution.

At least Harvick didn't lose any spots on pit road this time!!

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Truex did not pit under caution....

DUMBASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Back to green at Lap 151 of 400.

Truex, Carl, Harvick, Kenseth, and Kese Top 5.

24 lead lap cars.

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Lap 165 of 400.

Somehow Truex is holing off the field. Carl, Harvick, Kenseth, and Kurt Busch Top 5.

I am cooking breakfast in bed for the fiancee, gonna have to take a short timeout.

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Maybe you pick better for me than me anyway.

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Elections have consequences.

Next week is the All-Star Race! You gonna want to have a driver you want for that deal.

Lap 200 of 400.

KYLE DAMN LARSON is leading the race!!!!!!!!!!!!

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100 laps to go.

KYLE DAMN LARSON!!!!!!!

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Wow. This random pick thing is OK.